Good morning and welcome to LIVE coverage of Free Practice 1 for the Brazilian Grand Prix. The drivers get their first taste of the track from 12pm. Stay with us for the best of the early running at Sao Paulo.

"We have to be fresh and ready to attack. You try to achieve your maximum," says Sebastian Vettel as he bids to defend his world title in the last race of the season. He leads by 13 points ahead of the final showdown at Interlagos. He only needs to follow Fernando Alonso home to take the title, but that is easier said than done.

Here is our resident Formula 1 expert Will Gray analysing the potentials goings on in Brazil this weekend.